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Last year the total number of deaths outpaced the number of births at the fastest pace since records began in 1941

Saudi Arabia has reportedly written to France warning of military action if Qatar goes ahead with the purchase

EU, Russia and China meet Iran to offer economic benefits and assurances to lessen the blow of US sanctions

A spokesperson of rebels says ceasefire would take hold in the southern province of Daraa

US military is the only force known to operate armed drones over Yemen

The three-decker boat carrying 105 passengers, mostly Chinese tourists, out of which 26 bodies have been found

Indigenous people in Jharkhand are using a burial ritual to protest amendments to a key law

Images of her struggling in the tent encampment in Idlib appeared on social media and she was brought to Turkey

Militants were expected to meet with Russian negotiators on Friday after a ferocious 24-hour bombing blitz

Foreign ministers from Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia meet with their Iranian counterpart in Vienna

China’s commerce ministry says that it was forced to retaliate

A rare visiting whale has won hearts but forced officials to cancel the city's annual fireworks display

Zakir Naik, a radical television preacher, reportedly left India in 2016 and subsequently moved to Malaysia

Known as the International road, it begins in the country's industrial heart Aleppo

Sign charter to push firms to integrate the risk of climate change into their business plans

From Ronaldo to John Stones said they were closely following attempts to rescue the team

Diver's death raises doubts over safety of attempting to bring 12 boys, their football coach out

The two sides are also discussing marching together at the opening ceremony of next month's Asian Games,

The bid was about sanctuary laws that limit state cooperation with immigration agents

Police said the bodies of the teenagers were found at their home after neighbours reported hearing gunshots

President Trump on Thursday announced the departure of his environment chief, Scott Pruitt amidst ethics scandals

Authorities charge Fields with one count of hate crime act resulting in death

Pompeo lands in Japan for a brief stopover before flying to North Korea

At its peak 'doomsday cult' had at least 10,000 members in Japan and overseas

Says I really believe that Kim sees different future for the North Koreans, I hope that’s true

Incident happened at a charity fundraiser in Creston, British Columbia nearly 20 years ago

At least 19 people are killed and 40 wounded

More than 220 people are killed in Nicaragua's ongoing unrest since mid-April

French parliament launched an investigation following a string of nuclear plant break-ins by 'militants'

'Revenge porn' – sharing private sexual images or videos without consent was made an offence in 2015

Police say two arrested suspects sold an infant to a family in Uttar Pradesh state for $1,700

Trump slated to meet Putin in Helsinki on July 16

'Shoah' a more than nine-hour documentary still considered by many the most haunting film ever made

Boat carrying 90 passengers keeled over after being hit by massive waves

Couple exposed to same nerve agent used on Russian ex-spy and his daughter in Salisbury, London says

Police declare area as closed military zone

Poachers enter reserve on southeast coast armed with high-powered rifle, an axe

Orange balloon shows Trump wearing a nappy

The incident followed protests by thousands against government plans to lease new economic zones to foreign investor

The EU aims to further strengthen ties with Serbia as they edge toward eventual membership

Syrian President Bashar al Assad and his allies are fighting to recapture the southwest

Farmer Lek is one of many unsung heroes pitching into the rescue as volunteers have arrived at the site

He came to power after his predecessor resigned earlier this year amid protests against abuses by security forces

Authorities in mainly Buddhist Myanmar deny carrying out large scale human rights abuses

Mark Sedwill says Britain has information that Russian intelligence had been spying on the Skripals

The announcement is likely to send a chill up the spines of India's broadband providers

Thursday's parliament vote is not final, but only sets out the negotiating position of MEPs

Segev's defence lawyers allege that the few details made public so far have given a misleading impression

Some activists say they migrated to Minds after content removal and abuse from pro-government netizens on Facebook

Japan on Thursday ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents from Kyoto after 'historic' rains